Light Science Unit

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What does it mean to absorb?

Back

to take in without motion

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What is light?

Back

a type of energy that makes things visible

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What is a prism?

Back

a transparent crystal used to separate light

Front

What does it mean to refract?

Back

to bend something, almost always light

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What is a lens?

Back

transparent material for focusing light

Front

What does it mean to be opaque?

Back

unable to see through

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What does it mean to reflect?

Back

to form or reproduce an image by mirroring it

Front

What does it mean to be translucent?

Back

allowing light but not detail to pass through

Front

What is a shadow?

Back

a dark unlit shape caused by blocked light

Front

What does it mean to be transparent?

Back

clear or easy to see through